Who founded Guidewheel?

Guidewheel was founded by Lauren Dunford, Weston McBride in 2018.

Who are Guidewheel's investors?

Guidewheel's investors include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Enza Capital, Gaingels, Greycroft, January Ventures, LocalGlobe, Mana Ventures, Merus Capital and 7 more.

How much funding has Guidewheel raised?

Guidewheel has disclosed $31M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.

Guidewheel

Founded 2018 · 99 employees on LinkedIn · 16 known investors

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Guidewheel builds a FactoryOps platform that helps factory teams reduce downtime, improve output, and optimize performance through a simple, scalable solution. The company serves manufacturing facilities globally, enabling them to reach sustainable peak performance.

Advanced Manufacturing AI & Machine Learning Enterprise Software IoT

Founders & leadership

Guidewheel was founded in 2018 by Lauren Dunford and Weston McBride.

Lauren Dunford FounderCEO of Guidewheel, which builds a FactoryOps platform that helps manufacturing teams reduce downtime and improve output. She studied operations at Stanford, held a Fulbright Scholarship focused on supply chain, and previously worked at Revolution Foods' Oakland facility.

Weston McBrideFounder

Investors · 16

Breakthrough Energy Ventureslisted by Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M

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Enza Capitallisted by Enza Capital$250K – $5M

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Gaingelslisted by GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K

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Greycroftlisted by GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M

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January Ventureslisted by January VenturesWellesley Hills · $250K – $750K

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LocalGlobelisted by LocalGlobeLondon

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Mana Ventureslisted by Mana VenturesEstero

Merus Capitallisted by Merus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M

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Rethink Impactlisted by Rethink ImpactWashington · $2M – $10M

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StartXlisted by StartXStanford · $10K – $1M

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BlackRockreportedNew York

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bp venturesreportedLondon · $1M – $10M

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Musha VenturesreportedSeattle · $25K – $500K

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Savannah Fundreported

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TemasekreportedSingapore

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Also in the syndicate · 1

Temasek Decarbonization Fundlead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$31M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2022–2024

$31MSeries BAug 2024 · 4 sources
BlackRock (lead), Temasek Decarbonization Fund (lead)
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Undisclosed amountSeries A-1Dec 2022
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Related companies · 5

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TulipTulip offers a no-code way to connect IIoT devices, sensors, smart tools, scales, cameras, and machines to its apps, letting manufacturers use device inputs and outputs to build triggers and workflows. It targets industrial and manufacturing operations that want to digitize processes and automate data collection.

MaticsMatics offers a cloud-based real-time operational intelligence (RtOI) platform, a new generation of manufacturing execution system (MES) that centralizes production floor control and delivers real-time data analytics. It serves factories and manufacturing teams to support data-driven production decisions.

AxedaDigital transformation company that pioneered parametric feature-based modeling software for mechanical design and engineering (CAD).

TractianTractian provides IoT sensors and AI-powered software for industrial asset condition monitoring and predictive maintenance, helping manufacturers identify equipment failures before they disrupt production.

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In the news

Guidewheel Raises $31M Series B Fundingfinsmes.com · Aug 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Guidewheel do?: Guidewheel builds a FactoryOps platform that helps factory teams reduce downtime, improve output, and optimize performance through a simple, scalable solution. The company serves manufacturing facilities globally, enabling them to reach sustainable peak performance.
Who founded Guidewheel?: Guidewheel was founded by Lauren Dunford, Weston McBride in 2018.
Who are Guidewheel's investors?: Guidewheel's investors include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Enza Capital, Gaingels, Greycroft, January Ventures, LocalGlobe, Mana Ventures, Merus Capital and 7 more.
How much funding has Guidewheel raised?: Guidewheel has disclosed $31M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.